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Citation |
Tobias AZ, Roth RN, Weiss LS, Murray K, Yealy DM. West. J. Emerg. Med. 2020; 21(2): 374-381. |
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Affiliation |
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2020, California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine) |
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32191196 |
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Abstract |
On Saturday, October 27, 2018, a man with anti-Semitic motivations entered Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he had an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns, opening fire upon worshippers. Eventually 11 civilians died at the scene and eight people sustained non-fatal injuries, including five police officers. Each person injured but alive at the scene received care at one of three local level-one trauma centers. The injured had wounds often seen in war-settings, with the signature of high velocity weaponry. We describe the scene response, specific elements of our hospital plans, the overall out-of-hospital preparedness in Pittsburgh, and the lessons learned. Language: en |